Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer press release. Tacoma, WA – This month, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in urging the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to undertake a review or series of reviews of the efforts of the federal government to improve constituent facing agency operations. In a letter to the […]
Taiko Drums in Old Town Park Sept 10
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma announcement. Japanese TAIKO Drums in Old Town Park Tacoma Sept 10 at 4:00pm CHIKIRI and team, and The School of TAIKO, perform exciting and beautiful Japanese Taiko Drums. The drum group and the school, based in Seattle/Bellevue, were founded in 2009 by professional Taiko performers Ringtaro and Asako Tateishi. […]
Summer Internship: Economics major finds family environment with global company
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Travis McDaneld ’23 is entering his fourth year at PLU as an economics major, minoring in data science. When he enrolled at PLU, he had every intention of majoring in business, although he admits to not having any idea about what he wanted to do after graduation. But when he took […]
Tomorrow’s firefighter
West Pierce Fire & Rescue social media post. Yesterday afternoon our firefighters responded to a brush fire in University Place. After the fire was extinguished little Leo helped us put out some hot spots. We sure hope he had a great time!
Register for upcoming youth webinar
Tacoma Police Department social media post. To register for this Sept. 28th webinar focused on supporting youth during their return to school go to http://kidsmentalhealthpiercecounty.org/classes-and-webinars/….
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. Our COVID-19 hospitalization rate remains the lowest we’ve seen since mid-April. That’s great news! The hospitalization rate helps us understand how COVID-19 is affecting availability of critical healthcare services. Our COVID-19 case rate is the lowest we’ve seen since April. But with more people testing from home and not reporting […]
Obituary Notices – August 31, 2022
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Fawn Star Harris; Helen Gloria Garcia; Edwards John Naputi Baza Jr. Mountain View Funeral Home: John William Nyegaard; Claire Jean Recardo. Hill Funeral Home: Marvin Wayne Johnson. Gaffney Funeral Home: John M Buchholz. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Elaine Charlotte (Johnson) Rodning.
National Drive Electric Steilacoom returns Sept. 10
Submitted by Dick Muri, Steilacoom. The 9th annual National Drive Electric Steilacoom festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 10 (11 AM-3 PM). Volunteer booths and vehicle displays need to be in place by 10:30 AM. The event will take place in downtown Steilacoom, 1717 Lafayette Street, Steilacoom, WA 98388. Sort of a “Farmers Market” for all things […]
DuPont BBQ Cookoff a Huge Success
Submitted by Tom Riggs, American Legion Post 53, DuPont, WA. Pat Tillman Memorial Post 53 American Legion Family hosted its annual BBQ Competition in Clocktower Park, DuPont, WA on Saturday and Sunday 20 & 21 August 2022. Thirty Pit Masters served outstanding BBQ and Fair type foods, while the beer garden, vendors, live bands, and […]